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3 years ago

Explain how scientists use geologic time to determine the age of landforms. (3 points)

Chemistry

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o-na [289]3 years ago

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Answer: there are three different methods of determining the age of a landform.

1 radiation measurement

2 stratigraphic superposition

3 the fossil record

by using these or a combination of these they determined that the earth is around 4.6 billion years old. and this is where the big bang theory comes into play.

Nana76 [90]3 years ago

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To determine the relative age of different rocks, geologists start with the assumption that unless something has happened, in a sequence of sedimentary rock layers, the newer rock layers will be on top of older ones. This is called the Rule of Superposition. ... With absolute age dating, you get a real age in actual years

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konstantin123 [22]

Answer:

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Explanation:

The heat absorbed when 88g of water is heated from 5.8°C to 35 °C is;

Heat = m c ΔT

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c = specific heat of water = 4.184 J/g°C

ΔT = ( change in temperature) = ( 35 - 5.8)°C = 29.2°C

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3 years ago

What is the name of the isotope produced when Californium-251 emits an alpha particle?

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<h3>Answer:</h3>

Curium-247 <em>i.e.</em> ²⁴⁷₉₆Cm

<h3>Explanation:</h3>

Alpha decay is given by following general equation,

ᵃₓA → ⁴₂He + ᵃ⁻⁴ₓ₋₂B

Where;

A = Parent Isotope

B = Daughter Isotope

ᵃ = Mass Number

ₓ = Atomic Number

Californium-251 is the parent isotope in our case and it has 98 protons (atomic number) and is given as,

²⁵¹₉₈Cf

The alpha decay reaction of Californium-251 will be as,

²⁵¹₉₈Cf → ⁴₂He + ²⁴⁷₉₆B

The symbol for B with atomic number 96 was found to be the atom of Curium (Cm) by inspecting periodic table. Hence, the final equation is as follow,

²⁵¹₉₈Cf → ⁴₂He + ²⁴⁷₉₆Cm

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3 years ago

Given 8.25 g of butanoic acid and excess ethanol, how many grams of ethyl butyrate would be synthesized, assuming a complete 100

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Answer:

10.87 g of Ethyl Butyrate

Solution:

The Balance Chemical Equation is as follow,

H₃C-CH₂-CH₂-COOH + H₃C-CH₂-OH → H₃C-CH₂-CH₂-COO-CH₂-CH₃ + H₂O

According to equation,

88.11 g (1 mol) Butanoic Acid produces = 116.16 g (1 mol) Ethyl Butyrate

So,

8.25 g Butanoic Acid will produce = X g of Ethyl Butyrate

Solving for X,

X = (8.25 g × 116.16 g) ÷ 88.11 g

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20 N force moving a box to 30 meters distance. How much work id done? if it takes 10 sec to do this work, how much power is used

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Answer:

Work done = 600 J

Power used = 60 W

Explanation:

Given:

Force acting on the box is, $F=20\ N$

Displacement of the box is, $S=30\ m$

Time taken for the work, $t=10\ s$

Now, we know that, work is said to be done by a force only when there is displacement caused by the force in its direction.

Here, the force acting on the box causes a displacement of 30 m in its direction. So, work done is equal to the product of force and displacement caused.

Therefore, work done on the box is given as:

$Work=Force\times Displacement\\Work=F\times S\\Work=(20\ N)\times (30\ m)\\Work=600\ J$

Therefore, the work done is 600 J.

Now, we know that, power is given as work done per unit time.

So, power used is given as:

$Power=\frac{Work}{Time}\\\\Power=\frac{600\ J}{10\ s}\\\\Power=60\ W$

Therefore, the power used is 60 W.

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